Posted on 10/04/2015 2:04:16 PM PDT by Mamzelle
Financial Performance Metrics
Program Expenses
(Percent of the charity’s total expenses spent on the programs
and services it delivers) 59.9%
Administrative Expenses 6.0%
Fundraising Expenses 34.0%
Fundraising Efficiency $0.26
Primary Revenue Growth 64.5%
Program Expenses Growth 67.2%
Working Capital Ratio (years) 0.99
Several years ago, I gave a rather sizeable donation to a ‘charity’ that was supposed to provide laptop computers to wounded vets.
That put me on their mailing list. Twice a month or more I was getting new ‘give me’ letters. The packaging was getting more extensive and costing a lot to produce. They even had paid return FEDEX envelopes.
I requested several times before they finally removed me from their mailing list.
I have heard/read some not-so-good reviews of WWP. Check some of the ‘charity caution’ websites.
Liberal ripoff. They help a few people then make million dollar commercials about it. They do not take money from “Christian” or “Gun” organizations.
Charity Navigator gives Wounded Warrior Project a score of 84.52%.
If you search Charity Navigator for “veterans” and sort by score, Wounded Warrior Project is in the middle.
For comparison, Charity Navigator give the best scores to these
99.2% -— Special Operations Warrior Foundation
http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=7584
98.98% -— Navy SEAL Foundation
http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=13076
98.83% -— Southeastern Guide Dogs
http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=8896
97.71 -— Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund
http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=11708
WW helps themselves first, but not with my money.
A few years back they turned down a gun fundraiser because it involved guns.
Thought that was od for a warrior charity. Turned me off to them.
Yes...they did. That’s when I immediately checked them out, and saw how admin (high paid salaries) level they were...and began sending the mountainous amount of fundraising requests they sent me, right back...with a BIG note explaining why.
That’s another clue...if they slam you with non-stop requests, once you send them a donation.
I agree, Salvation Army is good. I also like Fisher House...where vets and their families can stay while being treated at VA’s.
I donated to them for several months and then a story came out that they refused the money from a fundraiser thrown by a weapon company and I, and many others, pulled our donations.
Bunch of liberal fraudsters.
My rule of thumb is that I don’t give to any charity that spends money on TV commercials and expensive mailers, because the advertising eats up most of the donation.
I’ve heard that WW gives only a small fraction of its money to vets in need. I give to Catholic Charities instead, in my area they do great work.
WW main mission is promoting itself, building itself.
Helping vets is a by-product.
IMHO.
My giving is usually directly to the needy - no middleman........if everyone did that, orgs like WW would not be needed.
IMHO.
The simplest way I describe WWP is they are non-profit profiteers.
Good question.
Based on the replies, we will continue to donate monthly to the Salvation Army and to them for special needs like the forest fires in our state.
We’ve given to the SOWF for a couple of years now as our SIL was in the Army’s 75th Ranger Regiment. He actually recommended it when we asked for an organization he was familiar with.
I’ve received maybe 2 mailings from them over the past two years...not including receipts.
Online and easy to donate.
That’s what my grandfather used to say.
He said the Red Cross wasn’t as good..they used to charge for coffee.
I think ‘Wounded Warriors’ is good.
Bless their hearts. They can’t get good medical care and are often snubbed and scorned for risking their lives for us.
I read here, not too long ago, that the head honcho of WW paid himself $347,000/yr.
Sure could help some vets with that rake off.
Wow! That was my father’s complaint about the Red Cross when he got off the troopship after three years in the Pacific.
I’ll ask my neice, who just left the position of Director of Digital Media Communications for the Wounded Warrior Partnership, in Augusta,GA.
No middleman is the best way.
Here in Pa., many of us like to walk up to the wounded vet’s house, ring the bell, and hand him and his wife a couple of C-Notes.
The simplest way I describe WWP is they are non-profit profiteers.
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“Parasites”; rolls off the tongue easier.
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